Scotland's seas: towards understanding their state
Scotland's seas: towards understanding their state.
Common and scientific names used in report
Common name |
Scientific name |
---|---|
herring |
Clupea harengus |
Norway pout |
Trisopterus esmarkii |
sandeel |
Ammodytes spp |
sprat |
Sprattus sprattus |
eider |
Somateria mollissima |
greylag geese |
Anser anser |
pink-footed geese |
Anser brachyrhynchus |
redshank |
Tringa totanus |
shelduck |
Tadorna tadorna |
widgeon |
Anas penelope |
Allis shad |
Alosa alosa |
arrow worm |
Sagitta spp. |
Atlantic salt meadows |
Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae |
black-legged kittiwake |
Rissa tridactyla |
bottlenose dolphin |
Tursiops truncatus |
cod |
Gadus morhua |
common guillemot |
Uria aalge |
common seal |
Phoca vitulina |
copepod |
Euchaeta hebes |
copepod |
Calanus finmarchicus |
copepod |
Candacia armata |
copepod |
Metridia lucens |
copepod |
Acartia clausii |
copepod |
Temora longicornis |
copepod |
Pseudocalanus elongatus |
copepod |
Calanus spp. |
Greenland shark |
Somniosus microcephalus |
grey seal |
Halichoerus grypus |
haddock |
Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
harbour porpoise |
Phocoena Phocoena |
herring |
Clupea harengus |
horse mussel |
Modiolus modiolus |
langoustine |
Nephrops norveigicus |
leatherback turtle |
Dermochelys coriacea |
lesser sandeel |
Ammodytes marinus |
mackerel |
Scomber scombrus |
Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs |
Sarcocornetea fruticosi |
monkfish |
Lophius piscatorius |
northern gannet |
Morus bassanus |
otter |
Lutra lutra |
pteropod |
Limacina retroversa |
red mullet |
Mullus sumuletus |
saithe |
Pollachius virens |
sea lamprey |
Petromyzon marinus |
serpulid worm |
Serpula vermicularis |
skeleton shrimp |
Caprella mutica |
snake pipefish |
Entelurus aequoreus |
spartina swards |
Spartinion maritimae |
sprat |
Sprattus sprattus |
twaite shad |
Alosa fallax |
whiting |
Merlangius merlangus |
wireweed |
Sargassum muticum |
Atlantic salmon |
Salmo salar |
cod |
Gadus morhua |
common mussel |
Mytilus edulis |
edible crabs |
Cancer pagurus |
haddock |
Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
halibut |
Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
herring |
Clupea harengus |
lemon sole |
Microstomus kitt |
lobsters |
Homarus gammarus |
mackerel |
Scomber scombrus |
monkfish (anglerfish) |
Lophius piscatorius |
native oyster |
Ostrea edulis |
Nephrops |
Nephrops norvegicus |
Pacific oyster |
Crassostrea gigas |
pollack |
Pollachius pollachius |
queen scallops |
Aequipecten opercularis / Chlamys opercularis |
rainbow trout |
Oncorhynchus mykiss |
saithe |
Pollachius virens |
scallop |
Pecten maximus |
trout |
Salmo trutta |
turbot |
Scophthalmus maximus |
velvet crabs |
Necora puber |
whiting |
Merlangius merlangus |
whelks |
Buccinum undatum |
cod |
Gadus morhua |
eelpout |
Zoarces viviparous |
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